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We lost everything in the winter storm: help Eastgate village start over

The winter storm damaged 53 homes in Eastgate village. We're raising funds for repairs, supplies and temporary shelter.

🇺🇸 Raleigh, North Carolina, United States1,261 views
Noah C. Hoffman
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Raleigh
The winter storm hit Eastgate village on 14 November. My home was one of 53 damaged, and 14 families are still in temporary shelter at the community hall. The first few days we shared what little we had. Now the cleanup has started, but we've no money for materials and winter or the rainy season is coming. Schools in the area have been closed, and the clinic lost its cold storage for vaccines. We're a small community of working families who have never asked for help before. We have formed a volunteer committee, and I'm the treasurer, so I'll post receipts for everything we buy. Funds go to building materials, water purification supplies, bedding, and food for families still in shelters. Where the $4,800 goes: • Food parcels for displaced families: $670 • Bedding, blankets and mattresses: $1,450 • Roofing sheets and timber: $2,680 With deep gratitude, Noah
#disaster-relief#rebuild#community#disaster

Updates from Noah

  1. Good news. Because of your gifts ($562 in total) the first invoice got paid this week. Still a way to go but it feels less lonely.

  2. Wanted to say thank you properly. 9% funded and I made the first payment toward roofing sheets and timber.

Donations

RecentTop gifts
  • Ravi R. Chauhan 🇮🇳 · $100
  • Quinn Banks 🇺🇸 · $100

    “Good luck! - Montgomery”

  • Nadia Dalia Nassar 🇪🇬 · $100

    “Happy to help. Only $100 but hope it helps. - Aswan”

  • Nafula Neema Githinji 🇰🇪 · $100
  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $80

    “Take care of yourselves. Please keep us posted. - Lexington”

  • Anonymous 🇵🇭 · $75.50
  • Rasha Sawsan Yassin 🇸🇦 · $75
  • Titilayo Damilola Yakubu 🇳🇬 · $71
  • Anonymous 🇮🇳 · $63.50

    “Keep your head up. Only $64 but hope it helps. - Surat”

  • Ibrahim Kelechi Shittu 🇳🇬 · $50
  • Shima Nasrin Hossain 🇬🇧 · $25
  • Anonymous 🇲🇽 · $25
  • Dominique Mathilde Lopez 🇫🇷 · $25

    “Thinking of you. Been where you're, it gets better. - Nice”

  • Fetu A. Tamihana 🇳🇿 · $25
  • Vikas R. Singh 🇮🇳 · $20

    “Praying for you. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Patna”

  • Derek N. Parks 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Habib Bappy Hasan 🇧🇩 · $20

    “Rooting for you. Only $20 but hope it helps. - Gazipur”

  • Anonymous 🇺🇸 · $20

    “Be well. Thought of Noah all day after reading this. - Winston-Salem”

  • Peyton Stokes 🇺🇸 · $20
  • Dante T. Garcia 🇵🇭 · $20

    “Take care of yourselves. Hope the January deadline works out. - Lapu-Lapu”

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  • Lorenzo K. Serrano

    hope you get there. Put this on a community board in Rome this morning. Love from Rome

    • Leo M. Elliott

      hope the build day goes well, wish I lived closer. Don't lose heart. A few weeks ago I was in a hole too and it changed faster than I expected

      • Rajeshwari B. Kurup

        Sending strength, Noah. Everyone deserves a bit of help sometimes. Don't be hard on yourself for asking.

        $1,170.50 raised of $4,800

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